Though Eleanor Beck held a slim lead in the election for Owasco town supervisor late Tuesday night, voters will have to wait at least a week to know if she defeated John Klink.
Republican candidate Beck leads Klink, a Democrat, 785-780, with absentee ballots yet to be counted. The county board of elections will not begin counting absentee ballots until next Tuesday.
Beck said Tuesday night that she was thankful for the people who voted for her and was happy about the turnout.
“I am very impressed that more than 1,400 people came out and voted,” she said, while awaiting the results at the Ukrainian National Club in Auburn.
Klink said Tuesday night that he will wait and see the results after the absentee votes are counted before making any concessions. Klink added that he is not surprised by the close race.
“Races in Owasco are always very competitive,” he said.
The race has centered around fiscal troubles in the town. Blame has been pinned on the Republican leadership that took over during the last supervisor election as well as the Democrats, who controlled the town board for three decades before the 2005 election.
In Fleming, only 14 votes separated town board member Gary Searing (481) and incumbent Town Supervisor James Young (467). Searing, a Democrat, was elected to the town board in 2001. Young, a Republican, has served as supervisor since 1999.
A write-in race for town supervisor in Summerhill was also too close to call. Charles Reppley leads incumbent Kathy Irving 56-49.
Montezuma Town Supervisor Scott Saroodis got 181 votes Tuesday to challenger John Malenick's 146.
The race for Conquest town supervisor was more clearcut, with Charles Knapp collecting 317 votes to Daniel Hempel's 107.
In one of the most closely watched town council races, incumbent candidates in the town of Cato lost in their re-election bid.
Democrats W. Irving Foster and Stefan J. House defeated Republicans Linda J. Chapman and Ronald L. Dennison.
Chapman and Dennison found themselves in the middle of controversy during their campaigns when they voted to replace the Meridian Fire Department as the fire protection provider for a portion of the town, a move that could lead to the Meridian department's demise.
Beck said Tuesday night that she was thankful for the people who voted for her and was happy about the turnout.
“I am very impressed that more than 1,400 people came out and voted,” she said, while awaiting the results at the Ukrainian National Club in Auburn.
Klink said Tuesday night that he will wait and see the results after the absentee votes are counted before making any concessions. Klink added that he is not surprised by the close race.
“Races in Owasco are always very competitive,” he said.
The race has centered around fiscal troubles in the town. Blame has been pinned on the Republican leadership that took over during the last supervisor election as well as the Democrats, who controlled the town board for three decades before the 2005 election.
In Fleming, only 14 votes separated town board member Gary Searing (481) and incumbent Town Supervisor James Young (467). Searing, a Democrat, was elected to the town board in 2001. Young, a Republican, has served as supervisor since 1999.
A write-in race for town supervisor in Summerhill was also too close to call. Charles Reppley leads incumbent Kathy Irving 56-49.
Montezuma Town Supervisor Scott Saroodis got 181 votes Tuesday to challenger John Malenick's 146.
The race for Conquest town supervisor was more clearcut, with Charles Knapp collecting 317 votes to Daniel Hempel's 107.
In one of the most closely watched town council races, incumbent candidates in the town of Cato lost in their re-election bid.
Democrats W. Irving Foster and Stefan J. House defeated Republicans Linda J. Chapman and Ronald L. Dennison.
Chapman and Dennison found themselves in the middle of controversy during their campaigns when they voted to replace the Meridian Fire Department as the fire protection provider for a portion of the town, a move that could lead to the Meridian department's demise.
